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Dispatch audio
Heard on: WMATA MetroRail · 1/13/2026 11:20 AM
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AI transcript
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Central 326, let me get a block to the 8 Kmart King Street track 2.
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I lost speed commands.
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Train and bus collision near 16th St in Washington
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency communications indicated that a train operating in the Washington, DC area may have been struck by a bus near 16th Street. The train operator reported a loss of speed control following the apparent collision. The situation may involve service disruptions on track two near the intersection.